![]() "I think it's something that you consider as a young boy," Gibson reflects. The film they all star in also depicts conflicting versions of masculinity – from Lithgow's character kissing his son on the lips to Gibson's character's outdated, alpha-male lessons on seduction for his shy grandson. He continues: "You have to consider how you're going to do it and sometimes you have to change tactic from kid to kid, depending on the personality and the make-up of that little person you're trying to either discipline or mould or whatever is happening." The fact they can actually broach the subject is a good thing." "If your children can come back later and tell you where you screwed up, then you've done something right. Gibson, who is making his return to comedy after more than a decade away from the genre, agrees. "When they say 'Why?' it's just, 'Because I said so'. "I fall probably somewhere in the middle because I think there are definitely moments where you have to just go, 'No, you're not. He has three young sons with wife Viveca Paulin and says he tries to strike a balance between sensitivity and tough love. "We are always the problem parents are always the problem." ![]() It's all your fault'."įerrell nods sagely. "And he's like, 'No, I can't hand it in now because you ripped it out. "So my wife finally rips the thing out of the book and hands it to him, saying, 'Just take it to school, figure it out there'. "So then he's rushing to try to do the work in the morning and finally he misses the ride to school because we won't have the other kids be late. He didn't finish his work the day before – he had the tutor at the house there to help him and he basically chased her out of the house with bad attitude. Wahlberg, who has two sons and two daughters with wife Rhea Durham, relates. That's amazing! You're wrong, but I can really appreciate the argument'." "I thought, 'You're going to grow up to be a lawyer. "My son tried to convince us, when he lost a $100 wetsuit we bought him at a resort, that it was our fault for buying it in the first place because then he had to keep track of it. "My kids turn into trial lawyers with the most amazing defences," Ferrell says. While Ferrell is bundled up against the autumnal chill with a maroon jumper over his blue shirt and tie, Wahlberg is seemingly immune to the weather in a black T-shirt and baseball cap.īut they do have one crucial thing in common – being dads in real life, and they happily swap their fatherhood war stories. Wahlberg and Ferrell might not seem a natural double act initially - the first is most famous for fighting Transformers, the latter is adored for his goofy humour.Īnd when I meet them, sitting companionably together in a London hotel room, their outfits contrast starkly too. Now the duo are back for a sequel and the tensions of parenting are further highlighted when their own fictional fathers arrive on the scene, played by Mel Gibson and John Lithgow. The family comedy struck a nerve for audiences and made more than $240 million worldwide. The perils and pitfalls of parenting were a subject addressed in the 2015 comedy Daddy's Home, in which he starred opposite Will Ferrell.įerrell played a stepdad desperate for his wife's kids to love him, while Wahlberg played their bad-boy biological father, Dusty. What's his go-to line when the festive season is round the corner? "'No' is a two-letter word they just don't understand, it's terrible. And he's not afraid to be a tough disciplinarian to them, even in the run-up to the holidays. ![]() The Daddy's Home 2 star is the devoted dad to four children, aged between seven and 14. Misbehave, and coal in your stocking will be the least of your problems. DON'T mess with Mark Wahlberg in the run-up to Christmas.
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